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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Spelling Practices
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n. [辞任] act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,  or office; surrender


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v. [ローミング] wander; ramble; stroll


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n. [シャトル] public transport that consists of a bus or train, or airplane that runs between two points; spacecraft


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n. [土壌] material in the surface of the earth


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n. [染色] soiled or discolored; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; a natural spot of a color different from the gound


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a. [古い] having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity


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n. [ステレオ] fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception


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v. [終了] stop; bring to an end or halt


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n. [タイルは] the flat thin rectangular slab used to cover surfaces; a short pipe made of clay, used in sewers and drains


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n. [竜巻] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm


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